Malaysia vs United States: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Malaysia
- United States
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 10.4% against 9.5% in United States, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was United States ahead.
Malaysia ranks 133rd and United States ranks 135th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 19.1% | 8.9% | United States |
| 1970s | 17.2% | 19.1% | 1.9% | United States |
| 1980s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.9% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.4% | 0.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Malaysia or United States?
- Malaysia, at 10.4% against 9.5% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Malaysia and United States?
- 0.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for food exports?
- Malaysia ranks 133rd and United States ranks 135th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.